Sentences with phrase «close on a couple of occasions»
Manuel Pellegrini's men made all the early running at the Etihad, and came close on a couple of occasions before the opener in the 17th minute.
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Thereafter though, Jose Mourinho's men were thoroughly dominant as they saw the majority of action on the ball and came close on a couple of occasions, before Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored late into the first half only to be controversially denied by Lee Mason for a high boot foul.
Leeds went close on a couple of occasions from a pair of corner kicks.
Not exact matches
He got into Chelsea's box a couple of times and came close to scoring on two occasions.
Great assessment but for it to happen more so over the course of the season: 1) Sanchez & Walcott must continue to score 1st and if not assist as they do at the moment 2) Özil has to be consistent & help our offense flow continuously 3) Gabriel & Bellerin must continue to progress the way they do 4) Ox has to found some end product & be more strong defensively 5) Cech has to keep pulling those saves 6) Coquelin not getting injured + Ramsey & Cazorla getting a couple 7) Wenger's getting his tactics & subs close to on point albeit a few occasions
While the Gunners largely looked in control with the lead, Stoke did come close to equalising on a couple of occasions.
And Candreva — bless his heart — is destined not to get on the score sheet this season, despite coming close to scoring on a couple of occasions.
Came close to scoring on a couple of more occasions.
After we struck the woodwork on a couple of occasions and went close with other chances, the game, like our match on Saturday, ended in a goalless stalemate.